u/Own-Story8907

I’ve got the bean buds which I adore, but I can buy the AirPods through work.

Is the ANC significantly better?

I’ve been at this company for a few weeks. I’ve realised it’s a bit toxic (one manager chatting shit about the others work when they’re off)

Not a single person has asked what work I’ve done. For context, I’ve done it all but never really updated anyone apart from my manager (who is off).

So, when I was first asked (by people not managing me), it felt aggressive. Had the other manager + senior pinging me. (probably in my head). I didn’t answer a phone call, so it probably made matters worse (maybe my fault as I was away from my desk lol)

To add the cherry on top, my status is always busy. I was told this shouldn’t be set to busy (get fucked). This conversation began when I challenged coming into office one a week, as I said it isn’t required. They responded it’s 1 day a week in the signed contract, non-negotiable. Yeah, that’s wrong. Contract mentions no days. It lists the office address + remote working.

Where I could be at fault:

1. Didn’t update anyone else, even though the work is done. I didn’t even trickle feed.
2. I informed my manager that I’ll be off, but then decided I could maybe get away with being

out

1. but remotely checking messages.
2. Didn’t answer the call as I was away from my desk.
3. After being told not to have a busy status, I said I’m off (my plan was to pretend I was in) but as I was asked out of nowhere, I bit the bullet

and let senior know I’m OOO.

Am I the asshole here?

My work laptop is beefy so I’ve opted to remote to my iPad and work from a cafe. I believe the answer is most likely yes but what exactly can they see?

Seems like it’ll raise too many flags with the security team. I’m asking around and I’m conflicted. I’d be working in the same country and maybe using a VPN as I’d potentially be using public WiFi.

I plan to hit a cafe and work remotely from my personal laptop. I'll aim to use my personal hotspot for privacy, but if I need to use the public WiFi, I'll aim to use a VPN. (I haven't touched networking in a good 10 years, so I'm not even sure if this would work)

My question is, would this get flagged? I am aware KVMs can get flagged at work, so you can change the ID to spoof it as a monitor. However, I am aware this isn't foolproof, as CrowdStrike can flag this. We use Azure at the moment.

Is there anything else I need to look out for?

I plan to hit a cafe and work remotely from my personal laptop. I'll aim to use my personal hotspot for privacy, but if I need to use the public WiFi, I'll aim to use a VPN. (I haven't touched networking in a good 10 years, so I'm not even sure if this would work)

My question is, would this get flagged? I am aware KVMs can get flagged at work, so you can change the ID to spoof it as a monitor. However, I am aware this isn't foolproof, as CrowdStrike can flag this. We use Azure at the moment.

Is there anything else I need to look out for?

In my ideal world, I’d like to remotely connect to my 3 work laptops.

Initially, my plan was to buy x3 IPKVMs and access all three laptops via a browser, sat in a cafe. I saw the CometX, which sounded perfect as I only need the one, but my understanding is limited. I only knew these excited as of two hours ago.

I’ve come to this subreddit as this is the only brand being thrown about.

All I know so far is:

1. Change the ID so it doesn’t show up as a KVM on a work laptop.
2. Latency may be an issue for voice calls.

My question is:

1. With the CometX being out of stock, do I just buy x3 Comets?
2. I have x3 keyboard and mouse and monitor for all my jobs. How does this translate to the IPKVM and working from my personal laptop’

TIA

This is going to sound weird and there most likely isn’t a solution.

I can’t use MS Team on a personal phone, which is the main problem here.

I plan to be away from my laptop for around two working days. As my manager is off, I will have literally nobody messaging me. This has been trialled before. I’ll be sat in front of the laptop with no one pinging.

In terms of deliverables, it’s all done. I’m trickle feeding them lol.

Now, I’ll be away from my laptop, although I will bring it with me to leave at the hotel to check my messages after 5pm ish.

Is there anyway that I can have a setup where I can use my phone to type and move my mouse lol?

He was awfully animated
Kinda creepy, even.

Just a random memory that popped into my head.

Apps like Motion already connect to your calendar to manage tasks and scheduling.

For those who are OE, would the security/OAuth side be a blocker?

A properly run security team would likely question why an employee needs to connect an unknown third-party app to their work calendar and may reject it.

The idea I'm thinking about is an app that keeps each workspace separate but helps you understand what needs attention across everything.

The problem is, without direct calendar integrations, the alternative is manual uploads (ICS files/screenshots), which obviously adds friction.

Putting the security concerns to the side (pending deeper research), would you use something like this if it avoided direct calendar access, or is manual syncing too annoying?

I'm UK-based btw, so a tad different to the US, although security/legal concerns still stand

I’m about to buy the Omni Pro bundle for £928 (£751 through my company) but fear it’ll be not much of a difference to my 6 year old Sihoo chair.

If I decide it isn’t worth it, they charge for a return? I’m UK based.

I’m working three jobs.

Had a dream where my manager from J2 (chilled dude) asked if I was using some sort of mouse jiggler as he was alerted about my working session. Not sure what I said but maybe it’s a tad unhealthy to have these dreams.

Now, how can I know what security measures companies are taking to catch us out? For J2, it’s dysfunctional so it’s highly unlikely they’ve got someone in IT watching us.

J1 - we use Microsoft Azure so maybe there’s a Team score to see how employees are doing, but J1 manager would never use this.

J3 - contract. Don’t care if I’m caught using a mouse jiggler lolz

UK - Just got off the call with a recruiter. The job ticks off all my requirements but it’s most definitely breaking OE rules.

This would be a J4 (£60k, seems a mid role. Manager wants someone willing to learn aka not senior but also wearing a few hats), BUT it’s:

1. A competitor to J1 (£51k. Low effort)
2. They will go through SC. SC is my golden ticket for contracting. I’d happily drop J1 for this as SC = niche contract roles paying stupid rates.

The questions are:

1. Do I keep it as J4 and go through SC, declaring all my other jobs?
2. Do I drop J1 and take this new job?

Just got off the call with a recruiter. The job ticks off all my requirements but it’s most definitely breaking OE rules.

This would be a J4 (£60k, seems a mid role. Manager want someone who is willing to learn aka not senior), BUT it’s:

1. A competitor to J1 (£51k. Low effort)
2. They will go through SC. SC is my golden ticket for contracting. I’d happily drop J1 for this as SC = niche contract roles paying stupid rates.

The questions are:

1. Do I keep it as J4 and go through SC, declaring all my other jobs?
2. Do I drop J1 and take this new job?

I was lucky enough to secure a graduate scheme placement in my final year so my motivation to revise dropped.

Now 6 years later, I find myself struggling to secure another job as the competition is v fierce in Cyber.

I feel for you guys. How are you finding the market? I’ve got a younger sibling doing mechanical engineering and I fear he’ll struggle to make use of his degree. Are you picking up unpaid experience on the side?

Secured my first ever contract - start this Monday.

I’m working other side remote gigs (PAYE), where it’s fairly chill. Don’t work the whole 8 hours, but I get work done.

Is contracting essentially the same, or will I have to work properly because I’ll have more eyes on me + submitting a time sheet? I will never give 100% to any job as they’ll just demand more, so I always aim to do the minimum where everyone is happy.

I don’t want to be in a position where I get complacent and get dropped on the spot. As the window to “getting up to speed” is much shorter, my aim is to learn as much as I can instantly and lean on AI to make my workload easier.

My current setup is
J1 - 42” monitor (pending change to 32”). 1x keyboard. 1x mouse. 1x mouse jiggler.
J2 - 32” monitor. 1x keyboard. 1x mouse. 1x mouse jiggler.

J3 - will buy 32” monitor. 1x keyboard. 1x mouse. 1x mouse jiggler.

I don’t bother with headsets in my jobs as I barely have any meetings so no clashing.

Can someone shine some light as to how a KVM switch would help here? I’d prefer my own peripherals so all laptops remain active and I can see all my messages. My 42” monitor is an LG C4 and I hate having to change input between work and my personal projects.

In terms of price, it hasn’t cost much.

I bought x2 MX Master 3s for around £130 (new never used eBay) and x2 Logitech K860 for £110 (new never used eBay). My current 32” monitor is from my old setup which work paid for. The only thing left to buy is a generic 32” 4K monitor for around £150.

• J1 - 51k (4 years in)
• J2 - 60k (3 months in, 3 left of probation)
• J3 - OIR35 (way below average pay, but no issue) - 3 months. 1 day a week in the office. Will try for 100% remote.

I've registered a Ltd company. J1 is so chill, not an issue at all being away. J2... stress-tested doing 0 work for 2 weeks and people are happy.

I'm thinking of this for my setup:

1. Bring both laptops with me and leave them in the car boot. Have my mouse jiggers + hotspot ready to stay connected.
2. I will have my work phone, which I'll occasionally pull out when needed (what do I say if I get caught lol? The office is v empty so I can't hide)
3. Lunch breaks: get into car and drive to v nearby shopping centre to go over emails/work etc.

It sounds like too much, but has anyone else done something similar lol?

In terms of the contract, anything I need to look out for or do I just treat this like any other PAYE job?